Milton then moved to Bellota and as an adult man, farmed a variety of row crops as well as walnuts and pears. Mung beans were of a particular interest to him and he grew them quite successfully for many years. Farming was his only occupation, and he enjoyed a simple lifestyle raising his family and harvesting his crops for over 60 years. He was a skilled wood and steel fabricator, with he and his Father actually making a working tractor that they used on the farm for many years. He was passionate about gold panning and hoped that some day, he would restore and operate a rock crusher and gravel processing plant that had been used to mine the property when he was a young boy.

Milton was a lifelong member of the local Farm Bureau and Stone Corral Community Church. He was a mentor at Preston Youth Authority and loved sharing his testimony to those who had taken a wrong turn. Above all, Milton loved the Lord.

Milton was preceded in death by his first-born son, Phillip. He is survived by his daughter, Deanna Rogers and son, Tom (Cathy). Grandchildren Elise, Leanne, and Elizabeth Rogers and Phillip,

Douglass, Thomas Jr. and Victoria Gill, and two great-grandchildren, Alyssa and Benjamin. He also leaves behind the mother of his children, Fern.